Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

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Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States of America military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces or other Uniformed services. There is also the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service which is the highest medal that can be awarded to a career government employee.

The Distinguished Service Medal is issued both as a military decoration and civilian award. The Army version of the Distinguished Service Medal is typically referred to simply as the "Distinguished Service Medal" while the other branches of service use the service name as a prefix. The following versions (awarded by the agency or department head) of the Distinguished Service Medal are currently issued by the United States government:

Military and national defense
Civilian
Private Sector and Unofficial Versions
Legal
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Military and national defense

Civilian

For non-military or civilians, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award or Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service is commonly the highest award and medal provided to civilian employees within agencies of the federal government of the United States. In order of precedence, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award (DCSA) often precedes the agency's Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Navy Civilian Distinguished Service Award
Air Force Civilian Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Threat Reduction Agency Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Commissary Agency Distinguished Service Medal
ATF Distinguished Service Medal
Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal
Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
Department of Justice Distinguished Service Medal
Department of Interior Distinguished Service Medal^[1]

The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force use the term, Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service for its highest honorary award:

Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

Private Sector and Unofficial Versions

Civil Air Patrol Distinguished Service Medal

Legal

Any false verbal, written or physical claim to an award or decoration authorized for wear by authorized military members or veterans is a federal felony offense punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $5000 fine.